A Quantitative Assessment of Sustainable Development Based on Relative Resource Carrying Capacity in Jiangsu Province of China

Yang, Jinbi; Huang, Ding

doi:10.3390/ijerph15122786

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“…Wang et al studied the relative carrying capacity of the Tarim river basin based on land resources and water resources and taking Xinjiang as a reference case [23]. Yang et al calculated the relative carrying capacity of Jiangsu province through four dimensions of nature, environment, society, and economy, using the weighted average method [24]. Li et al calculated and analyzed the ecological footprint and ecological carrying capacity of 13 cities in Shanxi province [25].…”

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Study on Relative Carrying Capacity of Land Resources and Its Zoning in 31 Provinces of China

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Land carrying capacity is an important indicator to quantitatively assess and judge the extents of sustainable economic developing and coexistent harmonizing between human and nature. The significance of land carrying capacity has been highlighted recently by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, which set clear requirements for arable, construction, and ecological lands. Theories and models of land carrying capacity, however, are suffering from the interference of artificial parameter setting and poor applicability. This paper attempts to overcome these limitations and propose a single factor assessment of the carrying capacity of cultivated land, construction land, and ecological land in terms of the relative carrying capacity from the perspective of a single factor assessment. Through mutual comparison, we found that the deviation caused by simulated parameter setting has been eliminated, and the relative status of each province and/or region in China has been obtained, which could provide a reference for the management and utilization of land resources. We argue that China can achieve basic self-sufficiency in both space capacity and food production without placing pressure on the global sustainable development. The results also indicate that carrying capacity state of the advanced development areas such as the eastern coastal region is relatively poor, while the carrying capacity state of the western region is relatively good.

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“…2) Relative development model. To identify the gap between the response intensity of biocapacity of every county and the whole region of Shenyang during different time periods, the relative development model is introduced [ 24 ]. The calculation formula is as follows: …”

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Study on temporal and spatial differentiation of biocapacity in Shenyang from a multi-scale perspective

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Biocapacity of a region exhibits spatial differences owing to the limitations of regional scale and natural conditions. Based on the multi-scale perspective, we comprehensively studied and analyzed the temporal and spatial differences of the biocapacity of a region in an attempt to establish the groundwork for optimizing urban development and its utilization framework. By adopting the ecological footprint model along with multi-scale difference evaluation method, the municipal and county scales are incorporated into a unified analysis framework in this paper, thereby facilitating the exploration of the temporal and spatial differences in the biocapacity of Shenyang—a city in China—from 2005 to 2019. The results demonstrated that: 1) At the municipal scale, the biocapacity per capita fluctuated between 1.35 hm2/person and 2.22 hm2/person. It revealed an “up-down-up” trend, which appeared consistent with the Kuznets cycle; at the county scale, the biocapacity depicted spatial differences, while those of downtown and surrounding districts/counties developed a two-level ascending hierarchical structure. 2) The time series of footprint size and depth first ascended and then declined, and can be classified into four types: closed type, inverted U-type, S-type, and M-type. Among them, S-type and M-type have the phenomenon of over-utilizing the stock capital. 3) For a long time, the regional difference of biocapacity has mostly dwelt on two scales with an evident scale effect, and the biocapacity of Liaozhong District was the worst.

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“…Some scholars have extended and improved the calculation of relative comprehensive carrying capacity [31,32]. Even today, the research on RRCC is still endless, and the research on the calculation model, research object, and evaluation index of RRCC is still being enriched and explored [33].…”

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Comparative Study on Relative Fossil Energy Carrying Capacity in China and the United States

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Based on resource carrying capacity, this study used the revised theory of relative resource carrying capacity (RRCC) and introduced an innovative concept of relative fossil energy carrying capacity (RFECC), which evaluates the degree of fossil energy sustainability based on the relationship between economy, population, and environment. This study took China and the United States as the study objects, took the whole country as the reference area, and calculated the RFECC of population, economic, and environmental resources from 2000 to 2018. Therefore, based on the comparative analysis, the following conclusions were drawn: (i) there is a big difference in the RFECC between China and the United States, which is manifested in the inverted U-shaped trend in China and the U-shaped trend in the United States; (ii) the relative fossil energy carrying states in China and the United States are different, mainly reflected in the economy and environment; (iii) the gap in RFECC between China and the United States has gradually widened; in general, China’s economic RFECC is better than that of the United States, while environmental RFECC and population RFECC in the United States is better than that of China; and (iv) coal and oil should be used as a breakthrough point for the sustainable fossil energy and sustainable development for China and the United States, respectively.

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A Quantitative Assessment of Sustainable Development Based on Relative Resource Carrying Capacity in Jiangsu Province of China

Cited by 28 publications

References 6 publications

Study on Relative Carrying Capacity of Land Resources and Its Zoning in 31 Provinces of China

Study on Relative Carrying Capacity of Land Resources and Its Zoning in 31 Provinces of China

Study on temporal and spatial differentiation of biocapacity in Shenyang from a multi-scale perspective

Comparative Study on Relative Fossil Energy Carrying Capacity in China and the United States

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